October 2021 - Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality

1 October 2021 Multi-Sector General permit (MSGP) LAR050000 / AI# 86163 Modified Page 1 of 128 LPDES MULTI-SECTOR GENERAL permit FOR STORM WATER DISCHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. PART 1: COVERAGE UNDER THIS permit .. 3 2. PART 2: NOTICE OF INTENT REQUIREMENTS .. 18 3. PART 3: BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, LIMITATIONS, AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS .. 22 4. PART 4: STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (SWPPP) .. 46 5. PART 5: EVALUATIONS, RECORD KEEPING, AND REPORTING .. 54 6. PART 6: SECTOR-SPECIFIC SWPPP REQUIREMENTS .. 59 SECTOR A. Timber Products .. 59 SECTOR E. Glass, Clay, Cement, Concrete, and Gypsum Products .. 59 SECTOR F. Primary 60 SECTOR G. Metal Mining (Ore Mining and Dressing) .. 61 SECTOR H. Coal Mines and Coal Mining Related Facilities .. 63 SECTOR I. Oil and Gas Extraction .. 65 SECTOR J. Mineral Mining and Dressing .. 66 SECTOR L. Landfills and Land Application Sites .. 67 SECTOR M.

2 Automobile Salvage Yards .. 69 SECTOR N. Scrap Recycling Facilities .. 69 SECTOR O. Steam Electric-generating SECTOR P. Land Transportation and Warehousing .. 76 SECTOR Q. Water Transportation .. 77 SECTOR R. Ship and Boat Building and Repairing Yards .. 79 SECTOR S. Air Transportation .. 81 SECTOR T. Treatment Works (Applicable to Domestic Treatment Works with a design flow of MGD or more) .. 85 SECTOR U. Food and Kindred Products .. 86 SECTOR V. Textile Mills, Apparel, and Other Fabric Product Manufacturing; Leather and Leather Products .. 87 SECTOR W. Furniture and Fixtures .. 88 SECTOR X. Printing and Publishing .. 88 SECTOR Y. Rubber, Miscellaneous Plastic Products, and Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries .. 89 SECTOR Z. Leather Tanning and Finishing .. 90 SECTOR AA. Fabricated Metal Products .. 91 SECTOR AB. Transportation Equipment, Industrial or Commercial Machinery .. 93 October 2021 Multi-Sector General permit (MSGP) LAR050000 / AI# 86163 Modified Page 2 of 128 7.

3 PART 7: DEFINITIONS, ABBREVIATIONS, AND ACRONYMS .. 94 8. PART 8: STANDARD permit CONDITIONS FOR LPDES PERMITS .. 106 List of Tables Table 1. Sectors of Industrial Activity Covered by This 4 Table 2. Deadlines for NOI Submittal .. 18 Table 3. Sector-Specific BenchmarkSector-Specific Benchmark Concentrations and Numeric Limitations .. 32 Table 4. Hardness Dependent Benchmarks .. 45 Table 5. DMR/Alternative Certification Deadlines .. 58 ADDENDA A. PROCEDURES RELATING TO ENDANGERED SPECIES PROTECTION B. PROCEDURES RELATING TO HISTORIC PROPERTIES PRESERVATION C. CURRENT ADDRESSES LIST OF LDEQ OFFICES D. DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORT (DMR) FORM E. CALCULATING HARDNESS IN RECEIVING WATERS FOR HARDNESS DEPENDENT METALS F. NOTICE OF TERMINATION (NOT) FORM G. NO EXPOSURE (NOEXP) CERTIFICATION FORM October 2021 Multi-Sector General permit (MSGP) LAR050000 / AI# 86163 Modified Page 3 of 128 PART 1: COVERAGE UNDER THIS permit Applicability This Multi-Sector General permit (MSGP) authorizes discharges of storm water within the state of Louisiana from industrial facilities as defined in LAC 33 and k.

4 Any permittee with individual permit coverage may submit the MSGP Notice of Intent (NOI) form and request termination of the individual permit if the permitted source or activity is eligible for MSGP coverage. Upon approval by this Office, the permittee will be notified of coverage by this general permit and termination of individual permit coverage. Eligibility Facilities eligible for coverage under this permit must have discharges composed entirely of storm water associated with industrial activity from the facility s primary industrial activity and co-located industrial activity(ies), as defined in Part 7, provided that these industrial activities are included in Table 1, or the facilities must be notified of permit eligibility by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ). For facilities where a primary SIC code cannot be identified due to multiple types of operations: if 50% of operations fall under one or more of the SIC codes listed in Table 1, the facility is eligible for coverage under this permit .

5 Any discharges that are not compliant with the eligibility conditions of this permit are not authorized by the permit . Facilities Covered This permit is limited to storm water discharges associated with the sectors of industrial activities based upon the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes and Industrial Activity Codes summarized in Table 1, as well as, any discharge the LDEQ identifies as appropriate for permit coverage that is not listed in this table. Authorization for the discharge of these storm waters must be obtained under this permit or by equivalent coverage under another Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES) permit ( , an individual LPDES permit ). October 2021 Multi-Sector General permit (MSGP) LAR050000 / AI# 86163 Modified Page 4 of 128 Table 1. Sectors of Industrial Activity Covered by This permit SIC Code or Activity Code1 Activity Represented SECTOR A: TIMBER PRODUCTS 2421 General Sawmills and Planing Mills 2491 Wood Preserving 2411 Log Storage and Handling (Wet deck storage areas only authorized if no chemical additives are used in the spray water or applied to the logs) 2426 Hardwood Dimension and Flooring Mills 2429 Special Product Sawmills, Not Elsewhere Classified 2431-2439, (except 2434) Millwork, Veneer, Plywood, and Structural Wood (see Sector W) 2441 Nailed and Lock Corner Wood Boxes and Shook 2448 Wood Pallets and Skids 2449 Wood Containers, Not Elsewhere Classified 2451,2452 Wood Buildings and Mobile Homes 2493 Reconstituted Wood Products 2499 Wood Products, Not Elsewhere Classified SECTOR B.

6 PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 2611 Pulp Mills 2621 Paper Mills 2631 Paperboard Mills 2652-2657 Paperboard Containers and Boxes 2671-2679 Converted Paper and Paperboard Products, Except Containers and Boxes SECTOR C: CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 2812-2819 Industrial Inorganic Chemicals 2821-2824 Plastics Materials and Synthetic Resins, Synthetic Rubber, Cellulosic and Other Manmade Fibers Except Glass 2833 2836 Medicinal Chemicals and Botanical Products; Pharmaceutical Preparations; In Vitro and In Vivo Diagnostic Substances; and Biological Products, Except Diagnostic Substances 2841-2844 Soaps, Detergents, and Cleaning Preparations; Perfumes, Cosmetics, and Other Toilet Preparations 2851 Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels, and Allied Products 2861-2869 Industrial Organic Chemicals 2873-2879 Agricultural Chemicals, Facilities that Make Fertilizer Solely from Leather Scraps and Leather Dust 2891-2899 Miscellaneous Chemical Products 2911 Petroleum Refining 3952 (limited to list of inks and paints) Inks and Paints, Including China Painting Enamels, India Ink, Drawing Ink, Platinum Paints for Burnt Wood or Leather Work, Paints for China Painting, Artist s Paints and Artist s Watercolors October 2021 Multi-Sector General permit (MSGP) LAR050000 / AI# 86163 Modified Page 5 of 128 SECTOR D: ASPHALT PAVING AND ROOFING MATERIALS AND LUBRICANTS 2951,2952 Asphalt Paving and Roofing Materials 2992,2999 Miscellaneous Products of Petroleum and Coal SECTOR E.

7 GLASS, CLAY, CEMENT, CONCRETE, AND GYPSUM PRODUCTS 3211 Flat Glass 3221,3229 Glass and Glassware, Pressed or Blown 3231 Glass Products Made of Purchased Glass 3241 Hydraulic Cement 3251-3259 Structural Clay Products 3261-3269 Pottery and Related Products 3271-3275 Concrete, Gypsum and Plaster Products 3281 Cut Stone and Stone Products 3291-3299 Abrasive, Asbestos, and Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Mineral Products SECTOR F: PRIMARY METALS 3312-3317 Steel Works, Blast Furnaces, and Rolling and Finishing Mills 3321-3325 Iron and Steel Foundries 3331-3339 Primary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous Metals 3341 Secondary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous Metals 3351-3357 Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding of Nonferrous Metals 3363-3369 Nonferrous Foundries (Castings) 3398,3399 Miscellaneous Primary Metal Products SECTOR G: METAL MINING (ORE MINING AND DRESSING) 1011 Iron Ores 1021 Copper Ore and Mining Dressing Facilities 1031 Lead and Zinc Ores 1041,1044 Gold and Silver Ores 1061 Ferroalloy Ores, Except Vanadium 1081 Metal Mining Services 1094,1099 Miscellaneous Metal Ores SECTOR H: COAL MINES AND COAL MINING RELATED FACILITIES 1221-1241 Coal Mines and Coal Mining-Related Facilities SECTOR I: OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION 1311 Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas 1321 Natural Gas Liquids 1381-1389 Oil and Gas Field Services SECTOR J.

8 MINERAL MINING AND DRESSING 1411 Dimension Stone 1422-1429 Crushed and Broken Stone, Including Rip Rap 1442 Construction Sand and Gravel 1446 Industrial Sand 1455,1459 Clay, Ceramic, and Refractory Materials October 2021 Multi-Sector General permit (MSGP) LAR050000 / AI# 86163 Modified Page 6 of 128 1474-1479 Chemical and Fertilizer Mineral Mining 1481 Nonmetallic Minerals Services, Except Fuels 1499 Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Minerals, Except Fuels SECTOR K: HAZARDOUS waste TREATMENT, STORAGE, OR DISPOSAL FACILITIES HZ Hazardous waste Treatment, Storage, or Disposal Facilities, including those that are operating under interim status or a permit under subtitle C of RCRA SECTOR L: LANDFILLS AND LAND APPLICATION SITES1 LF All Industrial Landfill, Land Application Sites, and Open Dumps LF All Industrial Landfill, Land Application Sites, and Open Dumps, except Municipal Solid waste Landfill (MSWLF) Areas Closed in Accordance with 40 CFR SECTOR M: AUTOMOBILE SALVAGE YARDS 5015 Automobile Salvage Yards SECTOR N: SCRAP RECYCLING FACILITIES 5093 Scrap Recycling and waste Recycling Facilities except Source-Separated Recycling 5093 Source-separated Recycling Facilities SECTOR O: STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING FACILITIES SE Steam Electric Generating Facilities, including coal handling sites SECTOR P: LAND TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSING 4011,4013 Railroad Transportation 4111-4173 Local and Highway Passenger Transportation 4212-4231 Motor Freight Transportation and Warehousing 4311 United States Postal Service 5171 Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals SECTOR Q.

9 WATER TRANSPORTATION 4412-4499 Water Transportation Facilities SECTOR R: SHIP AND BOAT BUILDING AND REPAIRING YARDS 3731,3732 Ship and Boat Building or Repairing Yards SECTOR S: AIR TRANSPORTATION 4512-4581 Air Transportation Facilities SECTOR T: TREATMENT WORKS TW Treatment Works treating domestic sewage or any other sewage sludge or wastewater treatment device or system, used in the storage, treatment, recycling, and reclamation of municipal or domestic sewage, including land dedicated to the disposal of sewage sludge that are located within the confines of the facility, with a design flow of 1 Municipal Solid waste Landfills (MSWLs) that do not accept industrial waste are not eligible for coverage under this permit . MSWLs that accept both municipal and industrial waste are eligible for coverage. October 2021 Multi-Sector General permit (MSGP) LAR050000 / AI# 86163 Modified Page 7 of 128 MGD or more, or required to have an approved pretreatment program under 40 CFR Part 403 or LAC 33:IX Chapter 61.

10 Not included are farm lands, domestic gardens or lands used for sludge management where sludge is beneficially reused and which are not physically located in the confines of the facility, or areas that are in compliance with section 405 of the CWA. SECTOR U: FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 2011-2015 Meat Products 2021-2026 Dairy Products 2032-2038 Canned, Frozen and Preserved Fruits, Vegetables and Food Specialties 2041-2048 Grain Mill Products 2051-2053 Bakery Products 2061-2068 Sugar and Confectionery Products 2074-2079 Fats and Oils Products 2082-2087 Beverages 2091-2099 Miscellaneous Food Preparations and Kindred Products 2111-2141 Tobacco Products SECTOR V: TEXTILE MILLS, APPAREL, AND OTHER FABRIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURING; LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 2211-2299 Textile Mill Products 2311-2399 Apparel and Other Finished Products Made From Fabrics and Similar Materials 3131-3199 Leather and Leather Products (NOTE: see Sector Z for Leather Tanning and Finishing) SECTOR W: FURNITURE AND FIXTURES 2511-2599 Furniture and Fixtures 2434 Wood Kitchen Cabinets SECTOR X: PRINTING AND PUBLISHING 2711-2796 Printing, Publishing, and Allied Industries SECTOR Y.